'Marilyn Monroe': Tom Carruth has produced another brilliant tour de force with this new hybrid tea. Serious rose exhibitors all over the internet are raving about this creamy apricot beauty, which has already started to win shows. They say the huge blooms have nearly perfect substance and form, and last far longer than the average rose when cut.

Test growers report that 'Marilyn Monroe' is a remarkably healthy rose, and like her pollen parent 'St. Patrick,' she doesn't balk or fade in summer heat. Looks like I'm going to have to make room for a couple of these. Can't you picture it in a vase with lavender Delphinium and Green Bells of Ireland?